1960 Valiant V-100

1960 Valiant V-100 in Taxi, TV Series, 1978-1983 Ep. 1.03

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Mackster ◊ 2008-02-06 22:02	Chrysler?
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-02-06 23:00	Mackster wrote Chrysler? Somewhat. Either a Plymouth Valiant or Dodge Lancer.
Big Dave ◊ 2008-02-07 19:53	That's a Valiant grille.
car nerd ◊ 2008-02-08 04:27	And if it a pre-1961 model it was just a Chrysler Valiant.
m00neelee ◊ 2009-11-08 10:31	Shouldn't the country of origin be USA?
tv boy ◊ 2011-08-09 01:57	car nerd wrote And if it a pre-1961 model it was just a Chrysler Valiant. ...or just a Valiant, no Chrysler.
Commander 57 ◊ 2011-08-09 14:58	Correct. Chrysler originally marketed it as a stand-alone marque for the 1960 season then folded it into Plymouth as a model for 1961. Similar to what Ford did with the Comet for '60 and '61 before making it a Mercury and to Continental in '56 to '59. Packard tried to do this in 1956 with the Clipper but changed their mind at mid-season and retroactively called all '56 Clippers "Packard Clippers", even shipping out free Packard nameplates to install on the earlier '56 Clippers!